Prachanda Age, Biography, Wife, Facts & More

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Bio

Real Name

Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Nickname

Prachanda, Fierce

Profession

Politician

Party

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre)

Political Journey

1972: Started his political career with Pushpal.
1975: Formed a Marxist
1978: Joined CPN (Fourth Convention)
1980: Elected as Chitwan District Committee member.
1982: Became the member of Regional Bureau and general secretary of All Nepal Youth Association.
1984: Became the president of All Nepal Youth Association.
1985: Became the central member of CPN (Masal)'s 5th General Convention. Shortly afterwards, he became the party's politburo member.
1986: Separated from Mohan Baidya 'Kiran' after the party split.
1990: Became the general secretary of the party.
1992: Became the general secretary of CPN (Unity Center) in 1992 and general secretary of CPN (Maoist) in 1995.
1996: Led the armed revolution and became the supreme commander of the People's Liberation Army.
2006: Ended his 25 year underground life, and became public at Baluwatar
2008: Became the Prime Minister of Nepal on 18 August till 25 May 2009. Same year,
he won from Kathmandu-10 and Rolpa-2.
2016: He became the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal.

Biggest Rival

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai

Physical Stats & More

Height

in centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”

Weight

in Kilograms- 80 kg
in Pounds- 176 lbs

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

White

Personal Life

Date of Birth

11 December 1954

Age (as in 2016)

62 Years

Birth Place

Dhikur Pokhari, Kaski District, Nepal

Zodiac sign/Sun sign

Sagittarius

Nationality

Nepalese

Hometown

Chitwan District, Nepal

School

Not Known

College

Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor in Agriculture and Animal Science

Family

Father- Muktiram Dahal Mother- Bhawani DahalBrothers- Not KnownSisters- Not Known

Religion

Hindu

Hobbies

Reading

Controversies

On February 1996, he declared People's War and looted the weapons of rural Nepal police. After which the Maoists went violent and they blew up police posts and terrorised the people. As a result, the local backward communities and ethnic minorities supported the Maoists, which later led to the unfortunate Royal massacre of 2001 that resulted in the civil war for 10 years led by Prachanda, during which more than 13,000 and thousands of people were displaced.

Favourite Things

Favourite Drink

Blue Label whisky

Girls, Affairs and More

Marital Status

Married

Affairs/Girlfriends

N/A

Wife

Sita Dahal

Children

Daughter- Ganga, Gyanu KC (Died) and 1 RenuSon- Prakash Dahal

Money Factor

Net Worth

Not Known

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Prachanda

Does Prachanda smoke?: Not Known

Does Prachanda drink alcohol?: Yes

Prachanda started his career as a teacher and did this job for 6 years, after which he served at American development agency USAID in Jajorkot, which was facing poverty and inequality crises.

He started his political journey in 1972 with Pushpal Group.

In 1975, he took a step forward and formed Marxist Group and few years later in 1978; he joined CPN (Fourth Convention).

His inspiration was Peru’s Shining Path rebels.

In 1996, he declared People’s War and led the Royal massacre of 2001 that resulted in the civil war for 10 years led by Prachanda, during which more than 13,000 and thousands of people were displaced.

He went underground for around 25 years and came out publicly in 2006.

He is known for his lavish life as after he became the PM in 2008, he purchasing a bed worth 100,000 (NPR). He was criticized for it as he fought equality and poverty for around 40 years.

He was married at the age of 15.

His wife worked as an adviser to the Maoist party.

Both his mother and daughter Gyanu KC, died due to cancer.

He loves wearing Swiss Rado watches.

One of his sons-in-law is Indian.

In 2008, he became the first Prime Minister of Nepal Republic.

After a long political journey of 42 years, he became the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2016.

On 24 May 2017, he resigned from the post of Nepal’s Prime Minister as per pact with Deuba.